Category: Birdsboro
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Birdsboro’s Brooke Mansion
Read more: Birdsboro’s Brooke MansionThe Brooke Mansion (aka Brookeholm) in Birdsboro was built in 1887 for Edward Brooke II as a present for his new wife and second cousin, Anne Louise Clingan. They were married in St. Michaels Episcopal Church in Birdsboro on October 12th, 1887. The Brooke family’s relevance in the area stems from Edward’s grandfather, Matthew Brooke…
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“Lizzie Lincoln” House – The Real Story
Read more: “Lizzie Lincoln” House – The Real StoryIf you ask anyone about the “Lizzie Lincoln House”, including the internet, you will get varying results; mostly the regurgitation of conjecture based on legends. I more than anyone love a good ghost story, but what is more important to me than all else is that there be truth behind it. I put in the…
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Hurricane Agnes – Berks County’s Worst Natural Disaster
Read more: Hurricane Agnes – Berks County’s Worst Natural Disaster50 Years After Hurricane Agnes – Article originally published on June 22, 2017 Hurricane Agnes caused extreme damage to Berks County residences and businesses when it hit June, 22nd 1972. In Reading, the Schuylkill River crested to a record high of 31.3 feet. Hundreds of people were evacuated and over a hundred homes destroyed. By the…
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Sunset Diner – Route 422
Read more: Sunset Diner – Route 422Sunset Diner (Now Family restaurant) is located on route 422 in Exeter. It has been in business since at least the late 1950s.According to the ad below they had the best Dutch Cooking. Quite a bold claim!
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Birdsboro High School
Read more: Birdsboro High SchoolThe first sources of education in Birdsboro was founded in 1820 when a “Pay School” was established. However, not until 1872 was the first public high school organized. Its curriculum was similar to Grade 8 in the year 1945. The original high school building was called the Washington Building and was located on W. 2nd…
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Miller’s Cafe – Birdsboro
Read more: Miller’s Cafe – BirdsboroWarm Inside – The steps are icy, but the welcome was always warm in the Miller’s Cafe in Birdsboro. The business grew over the last 100 years from a grocery store, which sold homemade ice cream and roasted peanuts, to a bar and restaurant that specialized in soups and seafood. – Eagle Photos Miller’s Cafe…